Land use and water quality in Guangzhou, China: A survey of ecological and social vulnerability in four urban units of the rapidly developing megacity

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 343-358

  Strohschon R ^a   Wiethoff, K ^a   Baier, K ^a   Lu, L ^a   Bercht, A L ^b   Wehrhahn, R ^b   Azzam, R ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

China; City pattern; Ecological; Guangzhou; Land use; Social; Vulnerability; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; LAND USE PLANNING; MEGACITY; SURFACE WATER; URBAN PLANNING; VULNERABILITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; GUANGZHOU;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84875883250     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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